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Direct linkEileen R. Weatherall – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this research study was to investigate the perspectives of educational diagnosticians regarding male and female students receiving special education services in central Texas public schools. Since educational diagnosticians are the professionals who determine if students are eligible for special education services by administering…
Descriptors: Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Public Schools, Eligibility
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Download full textAnna Shapiro – Exceptional Children, 2023
There is growing evidence that school starting age impacts children's likelihood of receiving special education services, but less is known about variations in this effect. Using a regression discontinuity design, I found that the youngest students in a kindergarten cohort are 40% more likely (p < 0.001) to be placed in special education than…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, School Entrance Age, Special Education, Age Differences
Noman Khanani – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2023
Background: Students of color are disproportionately placed in special education throughout the United States. Prior research suggests that special education is used too often in high-poverty schools partly due to limited resources available to support struggling students (Skiba et al., 2006). More recent studies, however, suggest that…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Special Education, Student Placement, Minority Group Students
Anna Katherine Shapiro – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Nearly 14% of students in the United States receive special education services in public schools (NCES, 2017). Special education programs serve students with a wide range of developmental differences and vary considerably across schools and districts (National Research Council, 1997). Likelihood of identification for special education services…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, School Entrance Age, Special Education, Age Differences
Avcioglu, Hasan – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
The aim of the study is to determine of the Guidance and Research Center (GRC) managers' opinions about unexpected problems of identification, placement-follow up, IEP development, and integration practicing. Being a descriptive study, the research data are collected from 116 managers of GRC. The inquiry form, which is developed by the researcher,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education, Individualized Education Programs, Disability Identification
Batson-Magnuson, LuAnn – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Accurate prediction of early childhood reading performance could help identify at-risk students, aid in the development of evidence-based intervention strategies, and further our theoretical understanding of reading development. This study assessed the validity of the Developmental Indicator for the Assessment of Learning (DIAL) language-based…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Intervention, Early Reading, Program Effectiveness
Oswald, Donald P.; Best, Al M.; Coutinho, Martha J. – International Journal of Special Education, 2006
The purpose of this study was to investigate factors related to placement in special education for males and females. The conceptual approach included individual, family, and school characteristics believed to influence educational performance and outcomes with emphasis was given to variables for with evidence of differential effects for males and…
Descriptors: Special Education, Gender Differences, Influences, Student Placement
